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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Biblical Hebrew or Hebrew or Yiddish.
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Dürz f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Medieval German-Yiddish form of Tirzah. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Dwojra f Yiddish (Polonized)
Allegedly a Polish form of Dvora.
Dycha f Yiddish
This is a Yiddish version of the name Judith.
Edel f Yiddish
A Judeo-German spelling of Eidel
Edenli f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Eden and Li 2 means "my paradise" in Hebrew.
Edla f Yiddish
A contracted form of the Yiddish Edel "noble."
Effy m & f Hebrew
Diminutive for names that starting with "Ef" like Efraim and Efrat
Eilat f Hebrew
Name of a city in Israel.... [more]
Einat f Hebrew
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.
Einav m & f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Enav.
Eitana f Hebrew
Feminine form of Eitan.
Eldar m & f Hebrew
Most sources state that this name means "God resides" in Hebrew. This could be correct, as the first element is indeed clearly derived from Hebrew el meaning "God". However, I can't find any Hebrew verb that means "to reside" and looks physically similar to the second element... [more]
Eldor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of El, reference to God and Dor meaning "generation".
Eleashah f & m Biblical Hebrew
It means "Whom God made"
Eliad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Ad means "My God is eternal" in Hebrew, it can be also variant of the name El'ad.
Eliava f Hebrew
Feminine form of Eliav.
Elicheved f Hebrew
My god is glory
Elidor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Dor means "Generation of my God" in Hebrew.
Elienai m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Meaning: The God of my eyes or my eyes are towards God. ... [more]
Eliezra f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Eliezer.
Elinoam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Noam means "Pleasantness of my God" in Hebrew.
Elinor f Hebrew
A combination of the elements Eli "My god" אלי and Nor נור "Light", it is also a Hebrew version of the name Eleanor .
Elinoy f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Eli 2 means "My God", and the name Noy means "beauty".
Elipaz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Eli 2 means "My God" and the name Paz 2 means "gold".
Eliraz m & f Hebrew
Combination of Eli 2 and Raz; means "my God is a secret" or "my God is a mystery" in Hebrew (compare Raziel).
Eliron m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Ron 2 means "my God is song" or "my God is joy" in Hebrew.
Elizohar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my God is brilliant" or "my God is shining" in Hebrew, a combination of Eli 2 and Zohar. Used both as first name and surname.
Elka f Hebrew
Similar to the name Elke 2 and a Feminine form of Elkanah
Elkah f Yiddish
Elkah in hebrew translates to Elisheva.... [more]
Elkel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Elke 2.
Ella f Hebrew
Modern form of Elah.
Eloheinu f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "Our God" in Hebrew.
Elor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names El and Or means "God of light" in Hebrew, also variant of names like Elior and Orel.
Elula f Jewish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Elul.
Elya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Eliya.
Elyada m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "God knows" in Hebrew, it's a combination of El, reference to God, and the word yada means "(he) knew". The name appears in Kings 1: 11, verse 23 And it belongs to Elyada, Razon's father.
Elyanna f Hebrew
It means “My lord has answered”
Elyon m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Elyon (עֶלְיוֹן) is a Hebrew word meaning "uppermost", "supreme", or "highest". It is one of the many epithets and titles for God in Judaism.
Elzie m & f Hebrew
Diminutive form of Eliezer meaning "God helps".
Ema f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern name derived from the word ima which means "mother" in Hebrew.
Emek m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "valley" in Hebrew.
Emuna f Hebrew (Modern)
From the Hebrew word אֱמוּנָה "faith", ultimately derived from the root אמן meaning "to believe, to trust". Emuna is mostly used among the religious Israeli demographic outside of conservative Hassidic circles.
Emunah f Hebrew
Variant of Emuna.
Emunna f Jewish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of Emuna.
Enav f & m Hebrew
Means "grape" in Hebrew.
Endla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name related to Yentl, found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.
Entla f Polish, Yiddish
Eastern Yiddish form of Jentl.
Ephah m & f Biblical Hebrew
In the Hebrew Bible, Ephah was the name of three people: one of Midian's five sons (a descendant of Abraham via Keturah), a son of Jahdai (a descendant of Judah), and a concubine of Caleb.
Ephraimia f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ephraim.
Ered f Hebrew
Means "rose" in Hebrew.
Erel m & f Hebrew
Possibly derived from Hebrew אֶרְאֵל (erel), a word found in the Old Testament (in Isaiah 33:7) which means "hero, valiant one" or possibly "angel" (related to 'Er'ellı̄m, a post-biblical name of the angels, and perhaps originally a contracted form of Ariel: אריאל).... [more]
Erela f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Erel.
Esterke f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Ester. It belongs to a legendary mistress of King Casimir the Great, a Polish king. according to the legend she persuaded him to invite Jews to Poland and grant them privileges.
Eti f Hebrew
Diminutive of Esther.
Etil f Yiddish
A Yiddish girls' name, related to the Germanic element adal meaning "Noble"
Etke f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Esther.
Etti f Hebrew
Diminutive of Esther.
Etyah f Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew name עֶתְּיָה, composed of the elements ʿet (עֵת) meaning "time" or "moment" and the theophoric suffix -yah (יָה), referencing the divine name of God... [more]
Eylam m & f Hebrew (Rare)
The name of one of the biblical Noah's grandsons. It means "one who is eternal".
Eynav f & m Hebrew
Variant of Enav.
Ezekiela f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Ezekiel.
Ezrie f English, Hebrew
Variant of Ezri which is supposedly a variant of Ezra. According to the SSA, 5 girls were named Ezrie in 2018.
Ezriela f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Azriel.
Faigy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Faiga or Faigel.
Fajga f Yiddish
Variant of Faiga.
Fania f Medieval Italian, Italian, Yiddish
Italian short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania and Yiddish variant of Fanya.
Fanya f Yiddish
From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.
Faugel f Yiddish
Either a variant of Faigel or a younger form of Vogel.
Feiga f Yiddish
Variant of Faiga.
Feigel f Yiddish
Variant of Faigel.
Feigle f Yiddish
Diminutive of Feige.
Feitel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish amuletic name, from Italian "vitale". Yiddish form of Judeo-Spanish name Vita.... [more]
Fejga f Yiddish (Polonized)
a Polonized spelling of Feiga
Fradel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Frady f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Fraida f Yiddish
Variant of Freyde.
Fraidy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Freidel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Freidy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Freude f Yiddish
See Freyde (Yiddish for “joy”). ... [more]
Freyda f Yiddish
Variant of Freyde.
Friedel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German, Yiddish
Dutch, Flemish and German short form of Fridolin and its feminine forms Fridolina and Fridoline.... [more]
Frima f Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Fruma.
Frimcha f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frimet f Yiddish
Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name related to Frima, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Frimetta f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Frima.
Frimmy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frimy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frommet f Yiddish
Variant of Frumet and Fromut. Alternately, this Yiddish name is derived from old provincial French, and refers to "a species of grape".
Fromut f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Frumet, possibly influenced by the German word Frohmut (compare Frohmut)... [more]
Frumet f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma (see also Frimet).
Frumi f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frumie f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frumit f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frumka f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Fruma. A known bearer of this name was the Polish resistance fighter Frumka Płotnicka (1914-1943).
Gafna m & f Hebrew
Means "vine"
Galila f Hebrew (Rare)
Derived from the place name Galil גליל, this name was mostly used from the 19th until the early 20th century and occasionally used after the establishment of Israel... [more]
Galor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gal 1 means "wave" and the name Or means "light".
Galya f Hebrew
Variant of Galia.
Gavi m & f Hebrew
Short form of Gavriel or Gavrielle.
Gavrela f Yiddish
Yiddish feminine form of Gabriel.
Gavriela f Greek, Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Gabriel. It is rarely used as Greek female form of Gavriil.
Gavriella f Jewish, Greek, Hebrew
Feminine form of Gavriel.
Gavrielle f Hebrew, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Gavriel.
Gaya f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gaia.
Gaylor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), American
Variant of Galor or from an English occupational surname meaning "jailer".
Geffen f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Gefen.
Geilchen f Yiddish
Probably a diminutive of Abigail.... [more]
Gena f Yiddish
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]
Gesher f & m Hebrew
Means "bridge" in Hebrew.
Gesza f Polish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish and Polish form of Gesche
Geulah f Hebrew
Variant of Geula, meaning "redemption". Geulah Cohen was an Israeli politician and activist.
Geut f Hebrew
Means "tide" in Hebrew.
Geva m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, meaning ''hill''.
Gibeah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Old Testament in Hosea 5:8. Meaning Unknown.
Gietel f Yiddish
Variant of Gittel
Gila f Hebrew
Variant of Gilah.
Gilanei f Hebrew
Means "blossom; love of life" in Hebrew.
Gilil f American, Hebrew
Meaning unknown.
Gill m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Gil 3, used as a unisex name.
Gilli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gili, or a combination of the names Gil 3 and Li 2, means "my joy", "my happiness" in Hebrew.
Gilly f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Modern form of Gili.
Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".
Gily f & m Hebrew
Variant of Gili.
Gita f Yiddish
A Polish-Yiddish spelling of Guta, sometimes it is slavicized to Dobra
Gite f Yiddish
Younger form of Gute (see also the diminutive forms Gitl and Gittel).
Gitel f Yiddish
Variant of Gittel.
Gitela f Yiddish
Form of Gitel, probably influenced by Gisela.
Gitella f Yiddish
Variant of Gitela.
Gitit f Hebrew
The word Gitit has several meanings-... [more]
Gitla f Yiddish
Slavic variation of Gitel.
Gitshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Gittel.
Glike f Yiddish
Variant of Glika.
Glikel f Yiddish
A variant of Glukel
Glück f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Glückel f Yiddish
German Yiddish variant of Glukel
Gnendel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Gneshe.
Gneshe f Yiddish
Derived from Polish Agnieszka.
Goldina f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.
Goldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Golda.
Gome m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "papyrus" in Hebrew.
Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.
Gotholia f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Grunnah f Yiddish
Derived from German grün meaning "green".
Gudela f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Guthela. It was recorded in Frankfurt, Germany in the 1300s.
Gurit f Hebrew
Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hebrew form of Gert.
Gute f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
Derived from German gut "good".
Gütel f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German (Rare), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Gittel that typically appears in German (gentile, Silesian) sources
Gutel f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
An archaic diminutive of Gute (see Gittel)
Gutelche f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Gutel borne by Gutelche Rothschild (1755-1812), one of the daughters of Amschel Moses Rothschild and his wife Schönche Jeanette Rothschild.
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute, created by combining Gut "good" with the Old High German element heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes
Gutle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute. A notable bearer was Gutle Schnapper Rothschild (1753-1849), the wife of Mayer Amschel Rothschild and ancestress of the Rothschild family.
Gutlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute and Guta, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Gutta f Yiddish
Variant of Guta.
Gvira f Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
Hadara f Hebrew
Variant of Hadar.
Hadass f Yiddish
Variant of Hadassah, used in the 1983 film, 'Yentl'.
Hadasse f Yiddish (?), Jewish
German variant of Hadassah.
Haleli f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "praise me" in Hebrew and derives from the root הלל, meaning "praise" (see Hallel)
Hani f Hebrew (Modern)
Hebrew modern diminutive of Channah or Hannah.
Harala f Hebrew
Feminine form of Harel.
Haviva f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew חֲבִיבָה (see Chaviva).
Hawwah f Hebrew, Arabic
Name of Eve in Judaism and Islam.
Haya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Chaya.
Hazzelelponi f Biblical Hebrew
A Biblical Hebrew name meaning ‘the shade-facing’. She was known as the daughter of Etam and a descendant of Judah, along with being the sister of Idbash, Ishma and Jezreel. In rabbinical sources, she was under the name ‘Zelelponith’ and was the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson... [more]
Hebzeba f Hebrew (Arabized, Rare)
(my) (light) (is) (in) (her) (Hebrew) (Israel)
Hedi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my echo" in Hebrew.
Hefzibah f Hebrew
Modern variant of Hephzibah
Heichal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "hall", "shrine" or "temple" in Hebrew, it's quite rare name in Israel.
Heleni f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Hebraized), Hebrew (Modern)
Brazilian variant of Helene and Hebrewized spelling of Helene. As a Hebrew name it was borne by Queen Helena of Adiabene who was a Queen of a Vassal state of the Parthian Empire and a convert to Judaism... [more]
Hemda f Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew חֶמְדָּה (Khemdah) meaning "Desire, passion, will". It was borne by Hemda Ben-Yehuda (1873–1951), the second wife of the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. The name Hemda was mostly used pre-establishment of the Israeli state and is rarely given to girls nowadays.
Henchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Hannah.
Hendla f Yiddish
Variant of Hendel.
Hentshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Henda.
Heruth f Hebrew
Variant of Herut.
Hesed f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֶסֶד (See Chesed)
Hessa f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Hentshe.
Hessy f Yiddish
Hessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Hilah f Hebrew
"Aura" "glow"
Hili f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "she is mine" in Hebrew, from the word Hi (pronuced "hee") means "she" and the name Li 2 means "my.." / "mine" , it's sometimes used as a diminutive of Hila
Hilit f Hebrew
Diminutive or variant of Hila.
Hilla f Hebrew
Variant of Hila.
Hillela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Hillel.
Hinda f Yiddish
Means "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind".
Hindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Hinda.
Hod f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "glory, splendor" in Hebrew, making it relative to Hadar.
Hodaia f Hebrew
Variant of Hodaya and Hodia means "thank you God" or "glory of God" in Hebrew.
Hodaya f Hebrew
Variant of Hodiyah. Means "splendor of Yahweh" from the Hebrew hod "glory, splendor" and ya "God".
Hodiya f Hebrew
Variant latinisation of Hodiyah.
Hof f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "beach, shore" in Hebrew.
Hofit f Hebrew (Modern)
Feminine form of Hof.
Hoshen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Hoshen is the priestly breastplate, who was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites. 12 different precious stones were placed in it against the twelve tribes and it was placed on the chest of the High Priest... [more]
Hude f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hode.
Iarden m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Yarden.
Idana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Idan.
Idanli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Idan and Lee 2 means "my era" in Hebrew.
Idanya f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "era of God", from the Hebrew name Idan and the letters יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Idar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly means "to glorify" in Hebrew, derived from the name Adir.
Idessa f Yiddish
A variant of Yehudis
Idina f English, Hebrew
Possibly related to Adina 1. Actress Idina Menzel is a well-known bearer.
Idit f Hebrew
Means "ground" or "soil" in Hebrew.
Idith f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Idit.
Idoya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Ido.
If'at f Hebrew
Means "splendor of beauty" in Hebrew.
Ilani f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Ilana and Ilan.
Ilay m & f Hebrew
Means "high" or "supreme", from Aramaic origin.
Ilil f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The Israeli poet Shaul Tchernichovsky wrote a love song where he calls his lover by the name he invented: Ilil.
Ilit f & m Hebrew (Modern)
The best
Ilor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of names like Elor and Lior.... [more]
Imanuel m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Emmanuel.
Irith f Hebrew
Variant of Irit.
Iser f Yiddish
Jew name
Iska f Biblical Hebrew
Iska is a feminine name of biblical origin that means "There is a strong woman" or "She has authority", but the name has many different meanings in other languages ​​and cultures.... [more]
Israela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Israel.
Issachara f Hebrew
Feminine form of Issachar.
Ita f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish
a diminutive of Judith
Itan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "phleum" in Hebrew, the phleum is a type of grain that looks like a herb or grass. In the Jerusalem Talmud in "Tractate Kala'im", it is mentioned as a grain that can be grown together with wheat without being considered as a hybrid.... [more]
Itella f Yiddish
(Polish?) Yiddish elaboration of Itta (via its variant Ita), found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Itta f Yiddish
Ashkenazic pet form of Esther. a spelling variant of Etta often confused with Ita.
Iuval m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Yuval.
Ivria f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Variant transcription of Ivriya.
Ivriya f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from עִבְרִיָּה meaning "Hebrew (woman)". this name is relatively modern, first appearing in the first half of the 20th century in mandatory Palestine, it was used a few times but died out after the establishment of the Israeli state... [more]
Iyar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [more]
Jachent f Yiddish
Variant of Jachet. This name was recorded in France and Germany in the 13th-century.
Jachet f Yiddish
(German) Yiddish variant of Yachet.
Jacheta f Polish, Yiddish
Polonized form of Jachet, used mainly among Polish-Jews
Jayzl m & f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Joseph and Josephine.
Jehoshabeath f Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Jehosheba.
Jeminah f Hebrew
Variant of Jemima.
Jennel f Hebrew
Means “God is gracious.”
Jenta f Yiddish
Polish and German Yiddish variant of Yente.
Jente f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Yente.
Jentha f Yiddish
Variant of Jenta.
Jeroham m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "cherished" or "one who finds mercy."
Jesca f Biblical Hebrew
Variation of Iscah. A daughter of Haran, sister of Lot and Milcah according to Genesis 11:29... [more]
Jia f Hebrew
Means "ravine" or "valley" in Hebrew.
Jiske f Jewish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish variant of Jiska.
Jiszka f Yiddish
Hungarian-Yiddish form of Yiskah.
Jittel f Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Gittel.
Jochwet f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish
Polish and Yiddish form of Jochebed.
Josanna f Hebrew, English
Means "Jehovah increases" in Hebrew. Also used as a combination of the names Josephine and Anna or Ana.
Judis f Yiddish
Variant of Judys.